CVE-2020-5505 Code injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Freelancy by sending crafted base64-encoded PHP payloads to the file upload API.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-5505?

CVE-2020-5505 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Freelancy v1.0.0 allows remote command execution via the "file":"data:application/x-php;base64 substring (in conjunction with "type":"application/x-php"} to the /api/files/ URI.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5505?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vaaip Freelancy.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5505?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5505 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2020-5505 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5505 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-37p6-33w6-w9gq.

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